Posting for the Chiba Lotte Marines Tsuyoshi Nishioka begins. The Marines are posting him reluctantly after he led the Pacific League in hitting at .342. Nishioka recently won the gold glove for shortstop, but has also won the gold glove at second base. He scored 121 runs which is quite impressive for 144 games. Defensively, he may not be able to handle shortstop in the major leagues. With Kaz Matsui, Tadahito Iguchi and Akinori Iwamura all eventually playing second base in the major leagues, Tsuyoshi may be one more. There are a number of major league teams that are in need of a shortstop and with posting expected to be as low as $5 million there may be some team willing to take a chance on him - My World of Baseball
Jorge de la Rosa enters the market coming off a year in which he pitched 121 and 2/3 innings with a 110 ERA+, a 2.05 strikeout-to-walk ratio, and a 1.1 HR/9. He was worth 1.7 wins above replacement according to Fangraphs and 1.4 according to Baseball-Reference. When he pitched his performance hardly dazzled and he managed to pitch about 2/3 as much as you'd like to count on from a free agent you're giving a multi-year deal. What's more laughable than the fact that he's seeking a 4+ year deal after his mediocre 2010 is 2010 was the 2nd best season of his career. He's only faced more batters than he did in 2010 three times in his 7 year career, including only 59 more in 2008 and only 77 more in 2009. Only once has his xFIP been as good as it was in 2010 (3.77), and it was nearly identical (3.76, 2009). - Beyond The Boxscore
Pick a manager, Sandy, so you can start rebuilding the roster. - Matt Cerrone
Melvin is familiar with the system up and down from working in an advisory role with the Mets last year, and his interview shined in his knowledge of what the Mets need to do in the immediate future. He likes New York, putting down some roots here as his daughter studies to be an actress. He is smart and seems fully comfortable with the idea of a big media group covering the team.- New
Opening Day Age: 17 - Estimated Peak WAR: 5.0 - Notes: Former Expos closer Ugueth Urbina‘s son Juan shows a ton of potential. But the teenager is still raw and his three-pitch repertoire has a ways to go before he’s ready for the upper levels on the minor leagues – let alone the Majors. The young Urbina shows the potential for above-average velocity for a southpaw and currently projects as a long-term starter. He has good control for a teenager and posted a walk rate of 2.61 BB/9 in rookie ball. Urbina does need to throw more quality strikes and improve his fastball command. For a young pitcher, he does a nice job of repeating his delivery. Along with his 86-90 mph fastball, Urbina also features a good changeup, but his breaking ball is still a work in progress. - fangraphs
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